Eyes to Remember

Chapter 28

"Are we disturbing you?"

Stephanie woke to a scratching sound at her bedroom door, Sparky must want to go out as it was almost 5:30 AM. A warm arm was wrapped around her middle. "God, Carlos was gorgeous," she thought. His long, dark hair smooth as silk on the pillow. His handsome Cuban features relaxed as he slept.

Unlocking the cabin door, Sparky ran out in the dew covered morning. The sky was beginning to have a pink glow through the trees. She flipped on the coffee pot, ran into the bathroom. Coming out, Allie was in the hallway. Stephanie put her finger to her lips.

"Mommy," Allie whispered looking around the cabin, "did that big bear come back?"

"No, Princess, Julie's Daddy watched and he didn't come back. He's still sleeping because he was up late."

Giggling to herself, "Oh yeah, I liked his big bear. That man was the ultimate Cuban Sex God."

Stephanie never experienced making love like she had these last two nights. Describing it as Earth shattering. Mind boggling. Completely. Nothing like she known before. It made her thirst for this man.

"Come on," Stephanie took her little girl's hand, "it's too early to get up."

Allie crawled up beside her in bed. Ranger's arm automatically encircling her pulling Stephanie closer. She enjoyed the feeling. Allie just snuggled in tighter.

Opening a dark chocolate eye, his hand touched something that didn't feel like Stephanie's curves, but staring back at him were a pair of green cat eyes. Hobo was curled up on the pillows by Stephanie's wild curls. He watched a sleeping Stephanie and noticed a miniature curly head next to her. Ranger moved a foot and heard a moan. Stephanie's beagle was using it as a pillow.

He shook his head and let out a low chuckle. In the matter of weeks, he, Carlos Manoso, had gone from being a Bad-Ass, just a look could make his workers shake in their boots, to being a Boy Toy, which he proved last night he was quite capable of fulfilling the position. Now, Dr. Doolittle, in bed with animals. It was all so normal in her world that he so willingly became a part of knowing he would follow the woman with eyes he remembered so gladly and eagerly.

Stephanie must have felt him move because she turned her head to look at him. Moving his eyes up, she followed his eyes with hers. Hobo let out a yawn as she rubbed his ears.

"Comfy?" asking her grey haired companion.

At the foot of the bed, Sparky rolled on his back with paws in the air. Ranger noticed the bedside clock read 7:35 AM. He really slept in. OK, they spent a couple of hours trying various Boy Toy positions quite successfully, but he and Stephanie did make up for the lack of sleep the night before.

"Morning, Babe."

"Morning, Carlos. Welcome to the zoo."

He just shook his head and gave a smirk.

Allie picked up her head of wild curls, dimples showing, "Times up."

The little girl started squirming and laughing when he started to tickle her. Stephanie looked up, standing in the doorway were Tank, Bobby, and Lester. Mugs of coffee in their hands watching the happy scene.

"Are we disturbing you?" they chanted.

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It's short. Next is the 4th of July fair near the cabin. Thanks for your reviews. LAN